The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-23
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Echoes from old BugIe Calls.

EchoeS rom Ola ISusie Calls.
| 70 the Editor of the Indianapolis journal.
l have carefully read the declaration of prin.
ciplss announced by the Republican conference
at Indianapolis last Tuesday, and to me they
sound like echoes from the bugle notes of '6I.
am Repub by political birth; that is en-
terirg the army in youth. at the very beginning
of the war, and remaining to its close my po-
litical life was nodded upon those great princi-
Piles Of moral and national progress that arose
ont of the redhot sea of necessity, and incorpor-
ated themselves into the body polite Of the Re-
publican party.
While l have often been indignant ct the
chicken-hearted sentimentalism displayed by the
party in its suicidal policy toward red mouthed
and unrepentent rebels, have never lost faith
in its integrity, nor confidence in its ability to
grasp and suppress other national evils more de.
structive, if possible, than political treason
knew it would waken up some time. and so
hail with quickening hope its morning revele
from the conference at Indianapolis, and be-
lieve that reveille will become the bugle call to
action all along the line
Every declaration of your principles has the
ring OF genuine sentiment, and sparkles with
the energy of success. While the seventh
declaration Is not quite all that would like if to
be. yet in o republic where every m an has right
to think for himself shall neither be so imperial
as to demand that every man surrender to the
far prostitute my own manhood as anathema-
tie those who conscentiously differ with me-
l therefore accept the seventh declaration as
perhaps nearest the point upon which most tenn
perance men can harmonic.
am a Probib:tionist in principle, but nv DO
itical life is so interviewer with the Republican
party IN the sacred achievements of the past
that cannot break loose long as she gives
me plank upon which l can conscisntiously
stand. But whenever that party shall SO pros.
titute itself as to count the votes of the liuuor
minions OF equal value with the votes and moral
influence of Christians, the star of her destiny
will go down in the darkness OF infamv and I
will turn my back upon her shame When I
turn toward the third party 1 am repealed by
the venom of it's vituperatons against the Re-
publican party that saved our Nation from ire
trievsble ruin, and, however much NAV SYM
pathize with the object sought TO be attained
can naver fraterniZe with such ingratitude
Somehow these vituperations strangely com
minge with the rebel yells that so recently came
from the South VIXEN that crystallized old
traitor kissed the infamous rag OF treason above
the graves of my fallen comrades, and / feel
that, to join an ayowed enemy to nv political
alma mater, is to surrender to an administra-
ton that places stigma upon loyal valor with
one hand and a coronet OF honor on treason with
the other.
Now, with your platform outlined give Ms
Cumback with his Goods truth about the whole
business" for the head of our State ticket and
many hating battalion will wheel into line for
victory. j. H. FORD
NEW CASTLE Dec